| The Sherwin-Williams Company Patent applications |
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| 20120129668 | PAINT ROLLER COVER SUPPORT APPARATUS - A paint roller support may include a core support assembly suitable to receive a paint roller cover. The core support assembly may include a mid-portion having a shape that improves the performance of the core support assembly. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120123024 | AMINE FUNCTIONAL ADDUCTS AND CURABLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME - A multi-component curable composition which is reactive upon admixing of the components and wherein the composition comprises a first component which comprises a first amine functional adduct and a second amine functional adduct; and a second component which comprises at least one compound having an average of more than 2.0 groups per molecule which are reactive with amines. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120121801 | AMINE FUNCTIONAL ADDUCTS AND CURABLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME - A process for applying a coating to a substrate and broadcasting solid decorative or protective materials onto the liquid surface of the coating before it completely cures or dries, wherein the coating is a multi-component curable composition which is reactive upon admixing of the components and wherein the composition comprises at least a first amine functional adduct and at least one compound reactive with amines. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120117742 | ADJUSTABLE ROLLER FRAME - An adjustable roller frame may include a frame, a pair of extension arms that are slidable within a channel in the frame, and a pair of cam assemblies that are used to selectively prevent and permit the extension arms to slide. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120115986 | AMINE FUNCTIONAL ADDUCTS AND CURABLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME - A multi-component curable composition which is reactive upon admixing of the components and wherein the composition comprises:
| 05-10-2012 |
| 20120096659 | WIRE BRUSH - A wire brush may have wire type tufts extending from a head and may have a handle with only one finger separator. And/or a wire brush may have a manually detachable scraper that has a pair of tabs received in a pair of grooves formed on the brush body. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120090118 | BRUSH WITH ALTERNATE ROWS OF ANGLED TUFTS - A brush may include a first row of tufts and a second row of tufts. The tufts in the first row may be angled in a first direction while the tufts in the second row may be angled in a second direction that is different from the first direction. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120061407 | Colorant Container - A container suitable for holding a fluid includes a body defining an interior volume and having a torso portion having a substantially square-shaped cross section, a shoulder portion joined above the torso portion and including a plurality of shoulder walls that define a substantially square cross-section, and a base portion, which may have a substantially square or octagonal cross section. The container body may be formed with indentations at each of its four bottom corners that are shaped to give the container relief from detrimental piercing contact with the lugs that are provided in the bottom of some square retention buckets used on commercial paint shakers. The body may be made substantially or entirely of polyethylene terephthalate. The container is particularly suited for colorants and pigment dispersions for tinting coatings and for shaking colorants and pigment dispersions prior to dispensing into a tinting machine. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20110217472 | Method for Refinishing A Vehicle Using a Multi-Layer Coating System Including a Hydroxyl Modified Polyurethane Dispersion Binder - A method for refinishing a vehicle using a multi-layer coating system is provided. The multi-layer coating system comprises a hydroxyl-functional polyurethane dispersion. The hydroxyl-functional polyurethane comprises the reaction product of a pre-polymer intermediate formed from the reaction of an isocyanate with an active hydrogen containing compound, such as a polyester polyol, with a compound having at least two amine groups and one hydroxyl group, such as a diamino alcohol. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110171388 | PRIMERS COMPRISING CERIUM PHOSPHATE - A coating composition comprising:
| 07-14-2011 |
| 20110170371 | CONTAINER - The present invention is directed toward a novel container system that is designed to hold and store liquids, such as for example, paints, stains, and various other coatings. The container system generally includes a base member, a shelf that is contained within the base member, and a lid. The shelf is provided with the base member and is designed to accept an application device, such as for example a paint roller. A lid is also provided with the container so that a fluid may be provided and stored as part of an all-inclusive delivery system. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110165330 | PRIMERS COMPRISING CERIUM MOLYBDATE - A coating composition comprising:
| 07-07-2011 |
| 20110031454 | SMOKE SUPPRESSANTS - The present invention is directed to smoke suppressants based on ammonium octamolybdate chemistry. According to this invention, the precipitation of ammonium octamolybdate in the presence of an inert mineral core produce a novel high surface area ammonium octamolybdate smoke suppressant. The high surface area significantly increases the smoke suppression performance over a standard ammonium octamolybdate. This invention is also directed to a process for making the high surface area ammonium octamolybdate smoke suppressant. The smoke suppressant of this invention is particularly suitable for smoke suppression in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) applications. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110021734 | STARCH HYBRID POLYMERS - Film forming polymers derived substantially from biorenewable polysaccharides may be formed as the emulsion polymerization products of a blend of hydrophobic polysaccharides and ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The hydrophobic polysaccharides may be prepared as the emulsion reaction product of a water soluble polysaccharide and a monomer mixture of hydrophilic ethylenically unsaturated monomers and hydrophobic ethylenically unsaturated monomer, in the presence of a water soluble chain transfer agent. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110014388 | AMBIENT CURE PAINTING METHOD WITH WATERBORNE BASECOAT - Methods and associated compositions are described for applying onto a substrate a cured coating that includes at least one layer of a water-borne basecoat and one layer of clearcoat and that requires a maximum total curing time of less than about 45 minutes. Further described are methods and associated compositions for applying onto a substrate a cured coating that includes at least one layer of primer, at least one layer of a water-borne basecoat and at least one layer of clearcoat and that requires a maximum total curing time of less than about 65 minutes. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100310826 | WOOD STAIN APPEARANCE ON A NON-WOOD SUBSTRATE - This invention is directed to a process of creating a wood stained appearance on a non-wood textured substrate, and a non-wood product utilizing the method to create a realistic wood-stained substrate. The process comprises application of a pigmented alkaline-soluble water based glaze colored match the contrasting grain-like recesses in a textured substrate. After drying, the glazed surface peaks are solubilized and wiped using an alkaline solution to leave only the grain-like recesses coated with contrasting pigmented glaze. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100203251 | COMPOSITIONS FOR MULTILAYER COATING AND RESINS THEREFORE - A 2K basecoat clearcoat system includes a solvent borne basecoat having a low Tg branched polyester polyol, optionally, a high Tg, high molecular weight thermoplastic resin, and a hardener that includes an isocyanate functional material suitable for crosslinking the polyester polyol, and optional thermoplastic resin. The solvent borne clearcoat composition includes a low Tg linear or branched polyester polyol, at least one other multi-functional polyol, and an isocyanate functional material suitable for crosslinking the polyester and multi-functional polyols. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100177592 | APPARATUS WITH AUTOMATIC BALANCING FOR MIXING PAINT DISPOSED IN CONTAINERS HAVING DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS - An apparatus and method are provided for mixing paint disposed in either a conventional one gallon paint container or a square paint container having a body with a handle passage extending therethrough. The apparatus includes a square bucket for holding the container. A rocker is pivotably mounted to a side wall of the bucket and includes a pair of heads aligned over a pair of openings in the side wall. A floor of the bucket has a plurality of support structures extending upwardly therefrom. When the conventional one gallon paint container is disposed in the bucket, the container rests on the floor, the vertical axis of the container is offset from the central axis of the bucket, and both heads of the rocker are disposed against the container inside the bucket. When the square paint container is disposed in the bucket, the container is supported on top of the support structures so as to be elevated above the floor, the vertical axis of the container is collinear with the central axis of the bucket, and one of the heads of the rocker is disposed in the handle passage of the container. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100162923 | Low Odor Latex Paint Capable of Reducing Interior Odors - A paint composition, which in some embodiments, has a low odor in the container, while during after application to a surface, and once the paint has dried on a surface is disclosed. A method of making such a paint composition is disclosed. A paint composition and method are also disclosed which include using a paint to control certain odors in interior rooms. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100160586 | Low VOC Aqueous Polymer Dispersions - Resins derived significantly from renewable or recyclable starting materials may be formed from the reaction product of a monomer blend that includes an ethylenically unsaturated macromonomer and at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer, which may be acid functional. The ethylenically unsaturated macromonomer may be derived from the reaction of an acid functional intermediate, which may be the acidolysis reaction product of an engineered polyester and an acid or anhydride functional material with an hydroxyl-functional, amine-functional, or epoxy functional reactant, optionally in the presence of a polyacid, to yield a resin intermediate, which may subsequently be reacted with an ethylenically unsaturated coupling agent to yield the macromonomer. The resins described herein are useful in generating low VOC acrylic alkyd coatings. Methods of producing water reducible resins are also described. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100160551 | MINI-EMULSIONS AND LATEXES THEREFROM - A hybrid alkyd acrylic latex and a process for its preparation are taught. The process comprises forming an oil phase comprising an alkyd, a drier, and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, wherein the oil phase solubilizes the drier; combining the oil phase with an aqueous phase, wherein the aqueous phase comprises a surfactant, to form a pre-emulsion; homogenizing the pre-emulsion thereby forming a miniemulsion, wherein the drier is solubilized in the oil phase; initiating the polymerization by adding a free radical initiator, thereby polymerizing the at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the miniemulsion and forming a latex polymer emulsion having latex polymer particle sizes in the range of 40 nm to 700 nm. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100160537 | LOW BAKE, LOW VOC CONDUCTIVE PRIMER - The present invention provides for a sealer/primer that is generally cured at low bake temperatures. The composition utilizes a resin system to provide both conductivity and adhesion of the coating onto plastic substrates. The present invention uses a polyester, such as one that includes unsaturated polyester, in combination with other resins, including an acrylic, crosslinking agent and conductive pigment to create a conductive primer that can be cured at low temperatures. The composition can be applied through traditional application equipment, seals the surface of the substrate to which it is applied, and cures to an acceptable surface for further processing, such as painting. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100160480 | PHOTOCURABLE INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS - A resin composition comprising an interpenetrating polymer network comprising:
| 06-24-2010 |
| 20100098870 | PAINT APPLICATOR - A system for applying coatings and more specifically paint coatings is provided that combines fluid stored in separate reservoir containers prior to expelling the mixture for application. The reservoirs may be comprised of collapsible and disposable bags that eject its fluid upon activation of an actuator or expanding bladder. The fluid components are combined and blended together in a mixer that is positioned between the reservoirs and a nozzle. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100098864 | Method of Applying Automotive Primer-Surfacer Using A Squeegee - A method for refinishing a damaged area of a substrate, such as an existing finish on a vehicle which includes the steps of preparing a damaged area for refinishing, by cleaning and/or sanding, providing a multi-component coating composition which includes at least two components having functional groups reactive with each other in a crosslinking reaction and spreading the coating composition onto the area to be refinished using a squeegee applicator. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100093918 | DISPERSING POLYMERS - A pigment dispersing polymer comprising a backbone having one or more urea groups and having polymeric side chains extending therefrom. The dispersing polymer may be formed from the reaction of a compound having one or more carbodiimide groups with acid functional resins such as acid functional polyesters, acid functional acrylics, acid functional polyethers, and fatty acids. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100048787 | WOOD STAIN COMPOSITION AND FINISHING METHOD - A stain composition includes a stable blend of a light fast dye, a pigment, a hydrocarbon solvent, an alkyd resin, and a compatibilizer solvent. The stain composition may further include one or more oxygenated solvents in addition to the compatibilizer solvent, which may be a glycol ether solvent. The compositions of the present invention facilitate replacing, in a single tinting step, the separate dye tinting and pigment tinting steps used in conventional wood finishing schedules. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100016487 | Paint Composition for Adherence to Plastic - A paint product that includes a solvent-borne paint composition that includes volatile organic solvents, an acrylic modified alkyd resin, a long oil alkyd, a chlorinated polyolefin modified acrylic resin, and a colorant. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090246534 | CURABLE COMPOSITIONS - This invention relates to a curable composition comprising a solvent solution of a mixture comprising:
| 10-01-2009 |
| 20090238960 | AMBIENT CURE PAINTING METHOD - Methods and compositions for coating a substrate with at least a basecoat layer and clearcoat layer allow quick repairs to damaged vehicle panels under ambient temperatures and without requirement of actinic or thermal radiation to cure the layers. At least one basecoat and one clearcoat layer may be applied to a substrate and the clearcoat layer may be buffed with less than 30 minutes allocated to curing the basecoat and clearcoat layers, under ambient conditions, prior to buffing. Methods and compositions are also taught for coating a substrate with at least a primer layer, a basecoat layer, and a clearcoat layer, in which the clearcoat layer may be buffed with less than about 45 minutes allocated to curing the primer, basecoat and clearcoat layers, under ambient conditions, prior to buffing. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090214877 | HIGH ENERGY CURABLE COATINGS COMPRISING THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS - A radiation curable coating composition comprising:
| 08-27-2009 |
| 20090182084 | METAL COATING COMPOSITION - The present invention provides for a metal coating composition that includes a resin system with at least one unsaturated polyester polyol and a curing agent such as an isocyanate or a melamine. The compositions are suitable as a primer and provide good adhesion and moisture resistance to metal substrates. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090182083 | METAL COATING COMPOSITION - The present invention provides for a resin system and coating composition suitable for direct application to metal substrates. The composition may include a phosphate functional polyester. The polyester may be an unsaturated polyester polyol. The coating composition may further include a suitable curing agent, such as an isocyanate or melamine. The composition can be applied through traditional application equipment onto a variety of metal substrates and cures to an acceptable surface for further processing, such as top coating with basecoat and clearcoat. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090163645 | MOISTURE CURE ALPHA-SILANE MODIFIED ACRYLIC COATINGS - An ambient temperature curing coating composition comprising the crosslinked reaction product of:
| 06-25-2009 |
| 20090078159 | Pigment and Coating Composition Capable of Inhibiting Corrosion of Substrates - The present invention relates to a pigment and a coating composition comprising such a pigment, wherein it is contemplated that a coating composition containing such pigment is capable of inhibiting corrosion of a substrate to which it is applied. In one embodiment, the pigment comprises a filler having calcium borate, calcium molybdate, and calcium phosphate deposited on the surface of the filler. In an exemplary embodiment, the filler is calcium carbonate. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090071369 | Non-Aqueous Slurries Used as Thickeners and Defoamers - A low VOC, HAPs free, substantially non-aqueous slurry for use as a rheology modifier in aqueous systems including but not limited to latex paints. The slurry comprises a particulate water-swelling polymer such as hydroxyethyl cellulose, mineral oil carrier liquid, a non-ionic surfactant, a particulate thickening agent, a defoamer, and optionally an amine component. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090061095 | AMINE FUNCTIONAL ADDUCTS AND CURABLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME - A multi-component curable composition which is reactive upon admixing of the components and wherein the composition comprises:
| 03-05-2009 |
| 20090038271 | CONTAINER AND LID ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A plastic container and lid assembly for storing liquid coating materials including a container and a lid. The container has a body with a bottom wall, at least four sidewalls and a neck. The neck defines a wide mouth opening and includes threads for receiving mating threads on the lid. The lid also has a plurality of lugs, preferably two lugs, extending radially from the lid and terminating at or before the lugs extend beyond the container sidewalls when the lid is in sealed engagement with the container. The body also has an integral handle for lifting the container and the container neck supports a bail-type handle also for lifting said container. The container handle and bail-type handles do not extend beyond the container sidewall. The container and lid assembly having an effective packing footprint and an effective packing volume which substantially conforms to the effective packing footprint and the effective packing volume of a conventional metal paint can. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090004392 | Transiently Inhibited Urea And Urethane-Urea Hybrid Coating Compositions - A solvent borne, curable coating composition includes a resin formed to have an amine functional moiety, and, optionally, a hydroxyl functional compound; at least one polyisocyanate, and; at least one volatile, salt-forming organic acid and an inert solvent. The compositions may further include an organometallic catalyst. It is believed that the volatile organic acid temporarily drives the formation of amine salts in the composition, thereby inhibiting amine/isocyanate crosslinking, and, where an organometallic catalyst is present, inhibits catalysis. Both of these inhibitory effects are reversed upon acid evaporation, which may substantially occur after the composition has been applied to a substrate. The delay in crosslinking achieved by use of the acid, however, may facilitate more complete evaporation of solvents from the coating, resulting in improved coating properties. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080305266 | Sprayable Vehicle Bedliner Compositions And Methods Of Application - A polyurethane coating composition, sprayable onto a substrate by means of conventional spray equipment at pressures of less than about 100 psi and at temperatures of between ambient to about 50° C., in one or more layers to a film thickness of up to about 30 mils, comprises a resin component having hydroxyl functionality, which may be substantially free of amine functionality, an isocyanate functional curing component, an organotin catalyst, and a catalyst inhibiting amount of a volatile organic acid. The composition may optionally include a fibrous reinforcing material, and a colorant. Advantageously, the coating compositions of the present invention provide polyurethane films having excellent physical properties, solvent and UV resistance, and adhesion to clear coated substrates without the need for adhesion promoting primer coats or chemical pretreatments. The compositions are particular useful to form sprayable vehicle bedliners. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080293848 | SELF-POLISHING ANTI-FOULING COMPOSITIONS - A self-polishing anti-fouling marine coating composition that is free of heavy metal biocides. The coating composition comprises a polymer binder comprising a film forming polymer having a hydrolysable functional group on the polymer backbone; and a blend of at least two biocidally active materials, the blend comprising a 2-trihalogenomethyl-3-halogeno-4-cyanopyrrole compound and a second biocidally active material. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080290099 | Colorant Container - A container suitable for holding a fluid includes a body defining an interior volume and having a torso portion having a substantially square-shaped cross section, a shoulder portion joined above the torso portion and including a plurality of shoulder walls that define a substantially square cross-section, and a base portion, which may have a substantially square or octagonal cross section. The container body may be formed with indentations at each of its four bottom corners that are shaped to give the container relief from detrimental piercing contact with the lugs that are provided in the bottom of some square retention buckets used on commercial paint shakers. The body may be made substantially or entirely of polyethylene terephthalate. The container is particularly suited for colorants and pigment dispersions for tinting coatings and for shaking colorants and pigment dispersions prior to dispensing into a tinting machine. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080210582 | INHIBITION OF PAINT-PRODUCT SKIN FORMATION - Paint in a container is inhibited against skinning by providing a layer of a barrier material comprising an inhibiting composition having a boiling point of at least 250° C. and optionally water on the upper surface the bulk paint in the container. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080209778 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY FOR PRINTED MATERIALS - A display for printed materials includes a pocket mounting panel having a plurality of indexing holes, which may be arranged in columns and rows, and a plurality of pockets adapted to receive printed materials. The pockets include at least one rearwardly extending pocket engaging clip having a resiliently deformable member that is adapted to be received by an indexing hole. Pockets may be installed in a vertically cascading arrangement and individual pockets may be removed from the pocket mounting panel without removing adjacent installed pockets by manually engaging and deforming the resiliently deformable member(s) of the target pocket through access windows provided in the rear panels of the pockets. | 09-04-2008 |
